Crime and Violins was the first serial that I ever read on a regular basis – I shot through the (at the time) tiny archive, then waited with baited breath for each new chapter.

C&V takes advantage of the serial format in its tiny, bite-sized chapters that only take moments to read, yet always leave you feel satisfied . . . except in those moments where you are screaming for more, needing to know what happens next.

It’s a very deliberate and unashamed homage to the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes – but it isn’t an aspect that takes over your enjoyment, simply another layer to the experience.

The characters are wonderful – Zene and his world experience, Arcady with his . . . Arcady-ness. They’re complete opposites, yet as opposites so often so, complement each other, as neither are complete.

It’s well worth your time, Arachne is a talented writer who doesn’t fail to deliver.

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